#A850DB

A medium, moderate purple closely aligning with Mediumorchid.

About #A850DB

Visually, #A850DB is defined as a moderate purple. Its closest recognized web color is Mediumorchid. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 168, 80, and 219.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 23% cyan and 63% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 278.0° hue, 65.9% saturation, and 58.6% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A850DB
RGB168, 80, 219
HSL278.0°, 65.9%, 58.6%
CMYK23%, 63%, 0%, 14%
HSV278.0°, 63.5%, 85.9%
LAB50.9, 58.8, -56.5
XYZ31.8, 19.2, 69.0
Decimal11030747

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.34:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
4.84:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.15:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.11:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A850DB; }
.text-color { color: #A850DB; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A850DB; }

Similar Colors

Mediumorchid
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